Xavier

Former member of the Knights of Light determined to forge his own path. Xavier was a member of the Knights of Light who were given the title "Arbiter of Light". After suppressing the Freesmiths' Guild of Terizla, Xavier experienced a decade of inner struggle and discouragement. And when he received the order to capture the two "heretics", Yin and Melissa, he was once again forced to choose between duty and conscience... === The Knight: Darkness Before Dawn ===

"Fear and dread from you will be upon every beast and bird. Your verdict will be accepted by every soul that walks the earth. And every path on which the Light shines, by your hand they will be traced." - Arbitrator of Light

Xavier was a glorious member of the Knights of Light, a force that rivaled the Moniyan Empire's Order of Light. Aside from being the youngest Arbitrator of Light, he was also known for his unusual quirks...

Xavier was born into an ordinary merchant family in Lumina City. The only unusual thing, if anything, was his mother, a Light Elf. Probably due to his Elf lineage, Xavier was born with extraordinary intelligence and eyes the color of the purest sapphire. Xavier's father once had high hopes for Xavier, thinking he could bring a fortune to his business. Xavier, however, showed no interest in the family business and joined the Monastery of Light upon coming of age. Before his departure, his mother, who also believed in the King of Light, gave him a magical cape made by the Elves.

For followers of the Light, the Monastery of Light was the sacred place that they would sacrifice everything to be a part of, but very few of them could pass the difficult, if not impossible, entrance tests. This was not the case for Xavier, and the reason goes back to his childhood.

When night fell, little Xavier often left the house to play with the cats in the street. He gave each of these ordinary cats a new identity, either the "hero" or the "evil dragon", while he himself was the "commander" overseeing the battlefield. Xavier had been immersed in his imaginary heroic adventure, until the day the “evil dragon” disappeared. He went looking for him and found him surrounded by a pack of stray dogs. The latter was about to tear the “evil dragon” to pieces! Without thinking, Little Xavier rushed to the side of the “evil dragon” and held him in his arms. He closed his eyes and, for the first time, felt burning rage coursing through his veins. The pain didn't come as he expected. It was as if a mysterious substance had leaked from Xavier's body and stopped the stray dogs in their tracks. Xavier was relieved. Still holding the "evil dragon", he did not realize that the miracle had been created by himself, and that this was the first awakening of his control over mystical magic - a rare power that few people in history had ever possessed.

In the monastery library, Xavier found the perfect spell for his mystical magic in an ancient tome, a spell that allowed his power to steadily increase with the amount of magic around him. Under his control, the highly compressed magic particles would fission and explode, creating immense destructive energy in an instant.

Xavier's talent was soon discovered by the Bishop of the Monastery of Light, Rod Sidon. The bishop recruited Xavier into the Knights of Light, a force composed entirely of loyal followers of the King of Light. The Knights of Light had been forcibly disbanded by the Emperor several times throughout history. It was only recently rebuilt.

After that, Xavier gained countless merits in the missions entrusted by the Church and was highly praised by the bishop. At the ensuing Gathering of Light, the bishop placed the insignia of Light on Xavier's chest and announced him as the Arbiter of Light.

Xavier was given the mission to remove heretics from the Freesmiths' Guild shortly after. According to the order, he was supposed to cover the Church's secret force, the "Ravens", to attack the heretics' stronghold. This special force recruited by the bishop brought together people from all walks of life eager to atone for their sins. They were like crows hidden among the shadows, whose sole purpose was to peck at any dirt that could hinder the descent of the Light. At all costs.

With his signature attack, Xavier broke through the fortress defense with a simple snap of his fingers. However, the sight that followed made him stop dead in his tracks. The fortress was full of women, children and old people, and on the ground was a mother injured by her mystical magic, still desperately protecting her baby... Yet the "Ravens" rushed in and finished off the survivors with sick pleasure.

Xavier stumbled into the depths of the fortress, trembling. From the wife of a master blacksmith, he learned the truth behind the repression. It wasn't about suppressing heretics, but about stealing the Smiths' enchantment secrets! For the first time, Xavier had doubts about the mission entrusted by the archbishop. But just when he was wondering whether to perform the "wipeout", a "Crow" behind him had already launched his flying knife.

The woman was killed in an instant, when Xavier felt movements in the shadows behind her. There was a red-haired child hiding in the shadows, scared and helpless.

Xavier roared in rage: “I have sworn to punish heretics, but never to tolerate such a vile massacre! The “Ravens” were stunned. Still furious, Xavier orders the “Ravens” to evacuate the premises, before secretly placing the child in the Church orphanage.

The other Arbitrator of Light, Alucard, witnessed the entire incident. He tried to cover up the incident from Xavier, but somehow the information reached the bishop's ears.

For the bishop, what Xavier was doing was tantamount to siding with the heretics. Completely disappointed, the Bishop sent Xavier to the borders of the Empire to carry out dangerous missions against the Abyss. During the ten years that followed, Xavier was not haunted for a moment by what he saw in the fortress. He no longer had this passion for the tasks assigned to him and often made fun of his colleagues with sarcasm.

This situation lasted until Rod Sidon became the new archbishop, who then decided to give Xavier a second chance and called Xavier back to his side. Lead the guards who maintain order in Lumina City. Xavier takes on this new position with renewed enthusiasm. The signs of heresy in Lumina City have almost disappeared, and the Church took advantage of the opportunity and claimed that this was all due to the new archbishop following the oracle of the King of Light.

However, during this period, Xavier understood the injustice in Lumina City and no longer believed the Church's propaganda. He returned to taunting his colleagues with sarcastic remarks and did only the bare minimum to complete his task. More than once, the urge to resist or leave came to Xavier's mind. It was only the vow he had made to serve the Archbishop and fight for the Light all his life that held him back.

Behind Xavier's facade of indifference was a never-ending struggle, and with each passing moment he had to convince himself not to succumb to the gaping emptiness in his heart. He was waiting for the turn of events – either to die, or to leave, or to change.

During the Gathering of Light hosted by the Archbishop, Xavier was given a secret mission to patrol Lumina City and eliminate all signs of heresy.

During the mission, Xavier encountered Melissa and Yin who were being chased by demons. The sign of heresy was a shame for the prestige of the Church!

Xavier looked at the two young people in silence. He was supposed to arrest these two suspected heretics on the spot, but looking at Yin who was injured while protecting the child on the side of the road, the image of the mother holding her child in the fortress ten years ago suddenly came to his mind.

The young Xavier then had no other choice, but now? "Should I stop them, let them go, or..."

Xavier said to himself: “This time, the choice is mine.”

=== The Knight: Emerging Light ===